Historical on-time performance
Santa Ana to Minneapolis
1,522 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SNA–MSP arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.7%of scheduled flights
based on 585 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.7%Flights585
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline50%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft34%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline70%
- Weather20%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 10 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly SNA → MSP
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 20 min · 1,093 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 45 min · 620 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 87% on time.
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 219 flights
- Saturdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 163 flights · limited
- Thursdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 295 flights
- Fridays84% on time · p90 30 min · 298 flights
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 35 min · 157 flights · limited
- Mondays83% on time · p90 25 min · 296 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 45 min · 285 flights
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